Don, Hear this many a time from my father also, while I was under a car working
Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Jan 30, 2013, at 8:59 PM, Don Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > My Father told me to always select the right tool for the job. It is so > common sense, but he told me anyway. > I'd be embarrassed to say how many times in my life I failed to do that. > However, when I look around, there is no shortage of people trying to use > the wrong tool. > But you are quite right, different people will choose a different "right" > tool. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of John Gilmore >> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:54 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: mainframe "selling" points >> >> Don Williams wrote: >> >> <begin excerpt> >> Like languages, each platform has it advantages and disadvantages. >> People >> should use the most appropriate language, platform, etc. for each >> situation >> in order to provide the best solution. >> <end excerpt> >> >> I agree. How not? It is an innocuous, statesman-like straddle that >> it would be hard and pointless to disagree with. >> >> The rub comes when specific metrics must be chosen. How is >> appropriateness to be measured? By whom? In what time frame? >> >> John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
